01 a. Not patient; not bearing with composure; intolerant; uneasy; fretful; restless, because of pain, delay, or opposition; eager for change, or…
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Not patient; not bearing with composure; intolerant; uneasy; fretful; restless, because of pain, delay, or opposition; eager for change, or for something expected; hasty; passionate; -- often followed by at, for, of, and under.“A violent, sudden, and impatient necessity.” — Jer. Taylor.“Fame, impatient of extremes, decays Not more by envy than excess of praise.” — Pope.“The impatient man will not give himself time to be informed of the matter that lies before him.” — Addison.“Dryden was poor and impatient of poverty.” — Macaulay.
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Not to be borne; unendurable.[Obs.]
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3.
Prompted by, or exhibiting, impatience; as, impatient speeches or replies.
Syn.
Restless; uneasy; changeable; hot; eager; fretful; intolerant; passionate.